Thai Green Curry for the Crockpot

• doses: 6
• tempo ativo: 30 mins
• tempo total: 8 hours 30 minutes

Ingredientes

1 cup unsweetened coconut milk

2 tablespoons green curry paste

1 lemongrass, stalk cut into 1 inch pieces

1 cup chicken broth

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons sugar

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced

1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

2 tablespoons lime juice

1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into strips

1/2 cup frozen peas (optional)

1/2 cup green beans (optional)

1/2 cup red bell pepper (optional)

2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced

Instruções

1 Mix the coconut milk and curry paste with a whisk.

2 add everything in the crock pot except for peas and cilantro.

3 Cook low 6 to 8 hours or high 3 to 4 hours.

4 Add cilantro and peas at the last 15 minutes.

5 REMOVE LEMON GRASS.

Notas

The fresh lemon grass is the key ingredient in this dish. You can find it in sometimes with the fresh herbs or at a farmers' market. The meal just is lacking something if you use dried lemon grass or omit it. Oh.. do not consume the lemon grass. Think it as bay leaf.

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